The Effect of Mass Media Campaign on the Use of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets among Pregnant Women in Nigeria

Table 2

Bivariate analysis showing percentage distribution of use of ITN according to selected sociodemographic characteristics.

Characteristics	Use of ITN
	Yes (𝑛=259)		No (𝑛=2089)		𝑃 value
	Value	%	Value	%
Locality
Rural	126	11.8	938	88.2	0.141
Urban	133	10.4	1151	89.6
Age of caregivers
Below 26 years	91	10.9	745	89.1	0.463
26 years and above	168	11.1	1344	88.9
Education
None	46	10.2	407	89.8	0.268
Qur’anic only	37	11.5	285	88.5
Primary	69	12.9	467	87.1
Secondary	80	9.6	755	90.4
Higher	27	13.4	175	86.6
Geopolitical zones
Northwest	71	15.5	366	84.5	0.016
Northeast	47	10.4	405	89.6
North-central	49	10.8	403	89.2
Southwest	27	7.8	321	92.2
Southeast	31	10.4	267	89.6
South-south	34	10.0	307	90.0
Registered for ANC
No	98	8.9	1002	91.1	0.001
Yes	161	12.9	1087	87.1
Knowledge of dangers of malaria in pregnancy
No	208	11.3	1638	88.7	0.269
Yes	51	10.2	451	89.8
Knowledge that ITN prevents malaria
No	134	7.6	1619	92.4	<0.001
Yes	125	21.2	464	78.8
Ownership of a bed net
No	5	0.3	1666	99.7	<0.001
Yes	254	37.5	423	62.5
Knowledge of causes of malaria
No	134	9.9	1220	90.1	0.024
Yes	125	12.6	869	87.4
Risk of malaria in pregnancy
Perceived it as not harmful	16	6.5	229	93.5	0.017
Perceived it as harmful	242	11.6	1847	88.4
Misconception about causes of malaria
No misconception	139	12.0	1017	88.0	0.074
Had misconception	120	10.1	1072	89.9
Misconception about prevention of malaria
No misconception	124	10.2	1093	89.8	0.100
Had misconception	135	11.9	996	88.1
Knowledge of modes of prevention of malaria
Not correct knowledge	147	8.5	1576	91.5	<0.001
Correct knowledge	112	17.9	513	82.1
Total	259		2089